Metal shipping package



Jan. 22, 1924. 1,481,267

D. R. NORRIS ET AL METAL SHIPPING PACKAGE Filed Aug. 1, 1921 Awww' l?.flame/s, Mu rag M nlmfftm/Afa C. Maria,

Patented Jan. 22, 1924.

. f STATES DWIGHT n. Nonnrs, vvvnn'rnn H. BAKER,

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AND EDWARD c. WALKER, or sr. LoUIs,

CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

` METAL sHIrrINGPAcKAe-E.

Application iednugust 1, i921. l'Serin-itt. essen. i

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that we, DWIGHT R. NoRRis, WALTER H. BAKER, and EDWARD C.WALKnR, all citizens of the United States, and residing 'at St. Louis,in the State of Missouri,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Metal ShippingPackages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shipping pack- 1U ages and more particularlyto that type of package which may be used repeatedly and which isarranged for locking during shipment.

The package of the present invention is designed especially for shippingsuch articles as bars of solder which are heavy and, therefore, requirea substantial package and being more or less valuable, are often subjectto theft which is to be guarded against in locking the ackage.

One of the objects of this invention, therefore, is to provide ashipping package which.

shall be strong so as to withstand the hard usage usually suffered inthe shipment of heavy articles, and which shall be cheap and simple tomanufacture.

Another object of this in1 ention is to provide a shipping package witha cover W ich shall be easily removable so as to remove the contents andwhich may be locked and sealed in place for shipment.

Further objects will appear from the detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view ofa shipping package embodying this invention;and

Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2, Figure 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, l designates the body of the canwhich is usually constructed of stout sheet metal. The package iscylindrical in form usually being made by the welded-can method and isprovided with a bottom 2 having a flange, which together with the loweredge of the body 1 is rolled inwardly to rovide a lower rim 3 which willreenforce t e body and the bottom of the can.

The upper end of the can has a similar inwardly rolled rim 4 which may,if desired, be rolled over a wire in a well known manner. This providesa reenforced rim which makes the can stili and rigid.

A cover 5 is provided with a anged rim 6 adapted to lap over the rim 4of the can and having aL depressed central portion eX- tending` slightlyinto the can and within which the' locking devicer is disposed.Underneath one edge of the top 5 a locking plate 7 is secured by meansof rivets 8 or other suitable means. This plate is provided with alateral extension 9 adapted to take under the rim 4 as shown in Figure 2so as to prevent the top from being lifted olf of said rim.

Opposite to the locking plate 7, a bolt 10 in the form of a Hat late isslidably mounted upon the cover 5 llijy means of rivets 11 and elongatedslots 12. lThis provides for t-he retraction of the bolt 10 so as todisengage the rim f1 for removing the cover.

The bolt is further provided with an eye i 13 adapted to aline with apair of corresponding eyes 14 on the upper side of the cover 5. A slot15 is provided in the cover through which the eye 13 will project andalong Which it may move as the bolt moves. The* bolt may thus be slidforward into locking position, as shown in Figure 2, so that the edge 16thereof will take under the rim 4to secure the cover in place on thecan. In this position the eyes 13 and 14 will be in alinement and mayreceive any suitable sealing means, such as the wire 17 and thelead-seal 18.

A shipping package is thus provided of rugged construction on account ofthe reenforcing rims 3 and 4. The upper rim 4., being rolled inwardly,also serves to engage the ocking means 9 and 16 to secure the cover 5 inplace. The contents may ne removed by breaking the seal 17, 18 slidingthe bolt back and removing the cover by tipping it about the right handside, Figure 2, of the rim 4 as a hinge, after which it ma be removedentirely from the can.

t is obvious that various changes may be made in details of constructionwithout departing from the spirit of this invention; it is, therefore,to be understood that this invention is not to be limited to thespecific details shown and described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A shipping package having an inwardly extending rim, a removablecover having an upstanding marginal Han e adapted to lap over said rimand providge a depressed top, a retainer' attached at spaced points tosaid top and adapted to take under said rim, a locking element movablyattached at spaced points to said top, and means olisposed Within thedepression of said top for sealing said locking element.

2. A shipping package having"a"rm, a removable cover on said rim, alocking piece on said cover` adapted/to' `engage said rim, a boltslidably mounted underneath said cover and engaging said rim, an eye onsaid bolt, and a corresponding eye insaid cover7 said eyes beingadapted'to receive sealing means.

3. A shipping package having a rim, a cover on said rim, a locking pieceon said cover, and engaging said rim, an oppositely disposed boltslidably mounted underneath Said cover and engaging said rim, an eye onsaid bolt, and a corresponding eye on said cover, said eyes beingadapted to receive sealing means. K

i In' testimony whereof We aix our signatures this lth day of July,1921.

DWIGHT R. NORRIS. WALTER H. BAKER. EDWARD C. VALKER.

